one cause; one reason; one factor
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
stifled (laughter); simmering
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to have an eye on; to zero in on
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
at that time; in those days
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath